http://dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com/Dahlia Foundation Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation & De-Addiction Centre, MumbaiVivitiCMS2015-02-03T19:35:00+05:30Dahlia Foundation Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation & De-Addiction Centre, Mumbaitag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-02-03:/entries/47070Drugs awareness campaign intensifies in schools2015-02-03T19:35:00+05:302015-02-03T19:40:01+05:30<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">KOCHI: Childline and child welfare agencies have intensified drug awareness programmes following alerts over easy access to new high-end drugs circulating in the city.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">According to one such alert, methamphetamine or meth is gaining ground in the city. Called strawberry quick, it is a type of crystal which looks like strawberry pop candy and smells like strawberry and comes in chocolate, peanut, cola, cherry and orange flavours.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">The popularity of methamphetamine has triggered a major concern as it is a new and costly drug apart from being a strong one. &quot;We have received alerts on the drug. One can&#39;t substantiate unless somebody is caught with the drug. However, we have already alerted all Childline agencies on high-end drugs. They will speak to parents about the dangers posed by the drug during open house,&quot; said Deepak G, state coordinator of Kerala Child Rights Observatory (KeCRO), a network of all NGOs working for child welfare.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">The city police say that they have collected samples from a drug peddler and are trying to track the wholesalers of this drug. &quot;It comes as a food category and mostly from north India. We are trying to track it,&quot; said deputy commissioner of police Muhammed Raffeeq.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">The narcotics crime bureau (NCB) officials and the police say that drugs are being sold in newer forms. &quot;We have seen erasers, glues, etc. being used as drugs. So we are not ruling out any such possibility,&quot; said Aluva deputy SP P P Shams.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">After a study conducted by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, found that about 74% school children in Kerala use tobacco, the state government had sent out an alert to all Janamaithri police to actively campaign in schools against alcohol and tobacco abuse.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">&quot;Though, we concentrate on these two, students often have queries about drug use,&quot; said IMA secretary Dr Rajeev Jayadevan.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">NCB officials have also launched an awareness campaign against drug abuse in most schools and colleges. &quot;Some of the schools invite us. But now we are directly calling up the school and asking for time to speak to middle and high school students. We also advice children to speak to their parents at least an hour a day about their school and friends,&quot; said NCB superintendent Venugopal G Kurup. Schools can call NCB for talks at 0484-2425321&nbsp;</span></p>
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tag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-02-03:/entries/47068Mumbai teen hooked on to drugs hangs self at home2015-02-03T16:05:00+05:302015-02-03T16:19:15+05:30<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">&nbsp;A schoolboy committed suicide at his Malwani residence on Tuesday allegedly after being unable to get his fix of Mephedrone. The Malwani police had stepped up their crackdown on drug peddlars for the past few months. As a result, Mephedrone and Methamphetamine had become scarce in supply. Their prices had also shot up, officials said.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">Ejaz Bidiwala, 17, the deceased, resided in Malwani&#39;s Gate no.8 area with his family. According to the police, Bidiwala had got hooked to drugs htwo years ago. On Tuesday night, he was found hanging from the ceiling fan at his residence. No suicide note was traced. Bidiwala was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead. His body was then sent for an autopsy.&nbsp;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family:georgia; font-size:15px">Bidiwala was a class IX student. His mother told the police that the teenager&#39;s pet cat had died two days ago and that could have left him depressed. The police are probing all possibilities.&nbsp;</span></p>
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tag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-02-01:/entries/47044Why does the Rehabilitation Process take about 3 to 6 months? How is the process conducted on a day to day basis?2015-02-01T11:23:00+05:302015-02-03T10:38:39+05:30<p>This article describes how the Rehabilitation Process is conducted at <strong>Dahlia Foundation Drug and Alcohol Deaddiction and Rehabilitation Centre</strong>.<br />
Note that this process may vary considerably at other treatment centres.</p>
<p>The typical drug rehab or alochol rehab process lasts for 3 to 6 months at <strong>Dahlia Foundation Alcohol and</strong> <strong>Drug Rehabilitation Centre</strong> . The variation entirely depends on the mental, emotional and physical heath of the person when he is first brought in and then the person&#39;s subsequent progress. Note that the duration may be more if the person&#39;s state is of a more severe nature. The different stages that a person typically goes through are as below.</p>
<p><strong>The <em>Detoxification</em> Stage (the first 10- 15 days)</strong></p>
<p>When a person is admiddted into the <em>rehab</em> he is immediately put through the <em>detoxification</em> process. The <em>detoxification</em> process is intended to slowly remove the toxins in the body of the person to an extent that further treatment to slowly clean the persons body toxins and bringng him back to health is started. Throughout this period which may last for 10 to 15 days, the person is given complete rest. The person may choose to sleep for most of the time and is not expected to participate in any activity of the rehab centre. He is given meals regularly ,but at his convinence. The person is also given some light medication that enables him to combat withdrawal symptoms like headaches, nausea, loose motions, trembling and weakness. We use minimal medication so that the person&#39;s body system gains the strength to fight off the chemicals and bears the the detoxification as naturally as possible. Our councilors are always by hiside to mentally and emotionally cope up with the experience.</p>
<p>Towards the end of the detoxification period, most persons volunterely start participitating in input sessions and group sharing. They start developing a rapport with their peer group. And by the end of the detoxification period,they have adjusted to the normal wake-up time, breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner and sleep schedules. However, they are not yt fully integrated into the daily routine until we determine that they are physically fit enough.</p>
<p><em><strong>The next 30 to 180 days&nbsp;</strong></em></p>
<p>Over the next 30 to 45 days the person starts to participate in various activities at the <em>Rehabilitation Centre</em>. The activities and their benefits are shown below.</p>
<p>1. Wake-up Time (7:00 AM): The standard wake up time is 7:00 Am. The inmates then get an hour for brushing and bathing. Morning tea is also served during this time.</p>
<p>2. Morning Prayer Session (8:00 AM): The morning prayer session constitutes of a short prayer to the God of a person&#39;s understanding, There is no religious bias in any prayer whatsoever. It is followed by a reading session from Narcotics Anonynmous and Alcoholic Anonymous books which gives them insights into the recvery process of millions of addicts who now lead a clean and sober life. &nbsp;It also presents a thought which is termed as &#39;Just for Today&#39;. The thought is briefly discussed and the inmates are asked to reflect on it throught the day. Simple Meditation and Yoga excercises are also taught during this time.</p>
<p>3. Breakfast (9:00 AM): Breakfast is served at 9:00 AM sharp. The breakfast is a simple vegeterian meal constituting standard Indian vegeterian dishes such as Poha, Upma, Usal Pav and sweet Sheera served with tea. Medicnes (mostly multi-vitamins) are adinistered immediately after breakfast.</p>
<p>4. Work Theapy (10:00 AM): Light work therapy is alloted to pairs of individuals. They constitute of simple house maintenance tasks like cleaning vessels, cleaning the house floor, vegetable cutting etc. The therapy is very light and it is therapautic in nature. It often teaches the individuals tasks so that they can maintain a discplined lifestyle where they can do simple housework independently. This is his first step towards self-reliance after a long time of unfair dependence.</p>
<p>5. House awareness session (11:00 AM): This is a short 15 to 20 minute session where inmates put forward and put forward issues related to house maintenance, discipline, cleanliness etc. These issues are noted and resolved by a senior staff member.</p>
<p>6. Input session (12:00 PM): An input session is conducted where a councilor first revises the thought for the day. This is followed by inputs on addiction related issues like addictive behaviriol patterns, corrective measures, social, family and economic effects of addiction etc.</p>
<p>7. Lunch (1:00 PM):Lunch is served at 1:00 PM. We serve vegeterian lunch on all days except Fridays (egg curry) and Sundays (chicken curry). Of course, pure vegterians are separately served vegeterian dishes.</p>
<p>8. Rest Time: (2:00 PM) The inmates are then given a rest time for an hour where they can take a short nap. After rest time, tea is served once again.</p>
<p>9. Recreation Time and Individual counselling (4:00 PM to 6:30 PM) : This time is meant for recreation. The inmates may play games, watch movies, listen to music, read etc. Also this is the time when the physician and the psychologist individually call &nbsp;persons scheduled for a checkup or counseling. This does not take long. Usually just about 20 minutes.</p>
<p>10: Evening Tea and Snacks (6:30 PM) Evening tea and light snacks are served at this time.</p>
<p>11: Output sessions (7:00 PM): We conduct various types of output sessions. Almost each day of the week has a different output session. They are cited below.</p>
<p>⦁ Group Output Therapy: This is an interactive session where inmates are asked to participate. It may be conducted in a Question-Answer format or a Seminar format where participants present their views on different aspects of life including addiction and social life.</p>
<p>⦁ Sharing (Alocoholic Anonymous/Narcotic anonymous meetings):In this session, inidviduals share either general experiences or topic specific experiences. These experiences are usually related to their past experiences during the addiction phase. They speak openely about their gutls, fears and resentments. Anonimity of the person is a pre-condition of these meetings. Noone present is to talk about the subject outside of the meeting and the sharing is not be discussed ever again. The objective of a N.A./A.A meeting is not that other&#39;s will learn from a person&#39;s sharing or will give advice to the person. But it is a mehanism by which a person clears confesses his guilts and resenments by facing them, clears his heart to let new hope and enlightment to flow in.</p>
<p>⦁ Silent Time and Medtation: Once a week, inmates spend an hour in slient time. Silent time provides individuals time for reflection on their own toughts, pains, fears and new hopes. It is sometimes carried out in the form of meditation with dim lights and soft music in the background. This relaxes the individuals.&nbsp;</p>
<p>⦁ Entertainment Sessions and Coffee Nights (Evenings acually): These are held of Friday and Saturday. Entertainment sessions call upon individuals to give extempore &nbsp;performances like singing, telling jokes, talking on specified topics. This is so that the individual realizes his own potential to cutivates courage to communicate and interact without the dependence on addictive substances. Entertainment sessions also comprise of games like dumb charades, antakshari etc. Coffee nights are sessions where the inmates let their hair down and have a dance session on popular music. Care is taken that no vulgarity or physical contact takes place.&nbsp;</p>
<p>12: Dinner (8:30 PM): Dinner is served at 8:30 PM.</p>
<p>13. Night Prayer: (9:30 PM): We conduct a special prayer we term as &#39;matress prayer&#39; where we pray for ourselves, our families, our firends and thank God for seeing us through a good day without the use of addictive substances. We ask God to help us achieve the same the next day to. We also pray for past inmates and other addicts and ask Gd to guide them.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;14. Lights off and Bedtime (10:00 PM).</p>
<p>Supporting Mechanisms:</p>
<p>The inmates live in a group. And like the outside world, there will always be differences, quarrels and arguments. We use this as an opportunity to teach our inmates how to deal with issues in the outside world with calm and composure. We use the following mechanisms for this.</p>
<p>A. Confrontations</p>
<p>When an inmate sees another individual or a group of individuals involved in wrong behavior - uncleanliness, back-biting, bickering or negativism in any form. The individual walks up to the person/s concerned and politely asks for the reasons or the thinking and attitude behind the action. This action is then validated and recorded at the office and corrective action is taken.</p>
<p>B. Pull up and awareness sessions</p>
<p>Issues which come into notice without really a way of knowing the person behind the action, it is filed as a pull-up and brought to the awareness of the house. Typical issues involve literring, leaving taps and lights, misplaced articles etc.</p>
<p>C. Feelings Box</p>
<p>When a person has feelings of anger, resentment or concern that he feels over &nbsp;a pro-longed period of time, he is neither encouraged to supress the feeling nor is he encouraged to vent it out impulsively. Instead, they write their feelings explicitly and put them in a box. This box is opened in a house meeting every 15 days and the concerned parties reconcile the issues in an organized manner in the presence of a counsellor</p>
<p>D. One to One Counseling</p>
<p>Our counselors are availabe throughtout for the individual to discuss their concernes. The counselors also proactively schedule one to one counseling sessions that help an individual recognize and correct weaknesses.</p>
<p>E. Skill and Confidence honing over 30-150 days: Over this period, a person is moved from one portfolio to another (house maintenance, ktchen, landscape etc.) and depending on the individuals apptitude is graduated from an assistant, to a team leader to the head of department. Heads of Departments guide the day to day operations and report directly to the management of the rehab center. This helps the individual gain confidence &nbsp;and recognize ownership of responsibility.</p>
<p>Family Counseling: Over the last 45 days, we encourage the families to meet the individual at the rehab center. This helps in dissolving past issues and resentments and makes a clear path for the person to return back home.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> &nbsp;The mechanisms we have used and continue to use not only help in de-addiction (living without addiction) but also to be a more effective, compassionate and dependable person. This has been proven again and again and we belive that this process is the true way to real and practical rehabilitation and reintegration into family and social life.</p>
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tag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-02-01:/entries/47041The importance of family counseling in the rehabilitation process2015-02-01T07:02:00+05:302015-02-01T10:21:06+05:30<p>Usage of addictive substances like drugs and alcohol leads to several discords, misunderstandings and resentments between the addict and his/her family. These wounds are further deepened when the family takes a decision to place a person for treatment in a <em>alcohol rehabilitation centre&nbsp;</em>or a&nbsp;<em>drug&nbsp;rehabilitation&nbsp;centre. </em>Family counseling at the<em> rehabilitation centre&nbsp;</em>is aimed towards repairing this damage and smoothing out relationships.</p>
<p>This article emphasizes the importance of Family counseling at our<em> Rehabilitation Center.</em> The process may vary at other centers.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">At the outset or the <em>rehabilitation process</em>, a patient is generally not allowed to meet the family in person with the family for a period of 45 to 60 days. There are good reasons for this. The patient may misinform or emotionally manipulate the family during this process. The addict does so because he/she is going through trauma - the discomfort of physical withdrawal and a change in surroundings creates some amount of psychological upheaval in the patient. It could start out with a feeling of resentment towards the family, moving on to the guilt factors, to thoughts of escape and worse the wrong that the treatment process is a permanent cut-off from family ties all surrounds the patient.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Over the first month, the withdrawal symptoms diminish. This leads to a clearer thinking process and the patient comes to terms with the surroundings, the schedules, the diet and the people around. This is when the patient minds opens up, he/she shares experiences with the peer group and the counselors at the&nbsp;<em></em><em>rehabilitation centre</em>.&nbsp;He/she realizes that it's a treatment process which he/she is going through and starts understanding the family's point of view over the second month.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">However, <strong>in reality, family counseling has already began in the background right from day one.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;The family is made aware of the nuances and the challenges of staying out of contact with the dear one.&nbsp;Over the two months the family is kept updated on the patient's progress on a regular basis by the&nbsp;<em>counselors&nbsp;</em>at the <em>rehabilitation centre</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Depending on the patient's progress, the patient is slowly allowed telephonic conversations with the family members anywhere within 30 to 60 days. After 60 days the family may visit the&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation center</em>, say once a month for the next two months. The first one or two meetings can be highly emotional.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">During the first meeting the counselor of the&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation centre</em> will meet the family alone first. The objective is to get a deeper insights into the patient's past addictive and behavioral patterns. Then the family may meet the patient in presence of the counselor. If the family requests, they can spend a few private minutes with the patient also.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The objectives of the meetings of the family, counselors and the patient at the&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation centre</em> are -</p>
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<li>Help the patient understand the true feelings, love and concerns of the family</li>
<li>Resolve any old open issues and dissolve resentments on the patient's side.</li>
<li>Set realistic expectations of the family from the patient once he/she returns home. The family must be communicated that they should understand that the patient should be given a month or two on return before he/she starts achieving social and economic recovery . Also, all kinds of conflicts (if they occur) must be handled delicately especially in the first few months.</li>
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<p>In summary, Family Counseling is a key stepping stone in the patient's permanent recovery. And at Dahlia Foundation we give utmost importance to it.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p>tag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-01-31:/entries/47034Tips to smoothen and ensure your reintegration into normal life after your rehabilitation process2015-01-31T16:41:00+05:302015-02-01T09:09:12+05:30<p>Some of the simple things to implement in order to smoothen and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ensure</strong></span> your reintegration into normal life (family life, social circles, career...) after your rehabilitation process.<br /><strong>1. Keep it simple. Take it easy.<br /></strong>Once you have come back from the&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Centre</em>, you will first need time to adjust to the external world once again. Everything will feel a lot different, a lot of thoughts and plans that you have made back in the&nbsp;<em>Rehab</em>&nbsp;<strong></strong>will excite you. Some nervousness will creep in - particularly when resuming your studies or work or meeting relatives and friends. If you are unemployed at that time, the keenness to get a job as fast as possible will excite you. If you are running your own business, the thoughts of making up for the lost time and surging ahead will spring &nbsp;you &nbsp;up.</p>
<p><strong>But Wait... jumping straight into any of this is an invitation for a relapse. WHY? Simple. You have spent a few months in an environment completely different from where you are now. Remember that when you first got into the&nbsp;<em>Rehab</em>, you took some time to understand what's going on. You took some time to adjust. Right?</strong></p>
<p>The same thing applies. Of course it's your home, college, workplace etc. You have seen them before for years. Nothing has changed. Or has it?&nbsp;<strong>Yes. something has changed. The change is you, yourself.</strong></p>
<p>To do justice to the sacrifices you made in the&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation process</em>, you will need to give your new self some time. No, we are not talking of a few months here. But<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> take the 2 first weeks easy</strong></span></em>... do not venture out too much. Stay with your family as much &nbsp;as you can, watch some Television, eat well, take short morning or evening walks, surf the internet... get back in touch with friends (the good ones - not those who will lead you down the addiction path), if needed apply online for a new job. But by and large stay with your family. Talk to them. Share your experiences, your thoughts and your plans for the future. Reflect once again on your plans and stick to the routine you practiced at the <em>Rehab</em>&nbsp;as much as you can. Do not forget prayers, meditation and yoga. You give this a miss at this stage, you will most likely miss them forever.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>2. Remember, First things First<br /></strong>Start moving out slowly. Make a list of the most fundamental things that you need to put in place. Address them one by one. Don't worry if you do not get immediate results. For example do not worry if your first couple of job interviews do not go well enough or a business deal dos not go through.&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DONT LET THESE BE AN EXCUSE OR A TRIGGER FOR A RELPASE.</strong></span><strong>&nbsp;</strong>Sooner than later, some opportunity will fall in place. This time around, chersih it, nurture it and they will bear fruit.<br /><br />Do not make the same mistakes that you made previously. (E.g., taking your job lightly and shirking work or studies for your pleasure). Remember -&nbsp;<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">To commit a mistake is human. But to keep repeating the same mistake is</span></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> insanity</span>.</p>
<p>So, just move one step at a time and rebuild a strong base this time around. Slowly but steadily, you will do much better than ever before.</p>
<p><strong>3. Do not go into a shell to avoid people with who you may have wronged in the past.<br /></strong>Do not go about running around to make amends. Neither should you shy away from people who you may have wronged in the past. just be natural, say a hello, exchange pleasantries if you meet them. Often, you will be surprised to see that they are as keen as you to let bygones be bygones.If your heart says so, render a simple apology. Most likely it will be accepted.</p>
<p><strong>4. Stay in touch with your Counselor/Sponsor/A.A. or N.A. group.<br /></strong>Follow up with your counselor or sponsor on a daily basis for the first couple of months. Visit the&nbsp;<em>Rehab&nbsp;</em>on weekends. This will keep you in touch with your peer group and will give you a sense that you do have a support group. You may also choose to attend meetings at a local Alcoholic Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous group. You must have heard the phrase "90 days, 90 meetings". Well, 90 days is about 3 months.</p>
<p>Understand that these meetings are held around the world at about 7 P.M. Why? Because it is a time when you are most vulnerable to loneliness and temptations or are tired after coming from work. Going to a meeting will keep you occupied, engaged and enable you to share you feelings with a peer group.This will serve as an anchor to keep you away from addiction.</p>
<p><strong>6. Keep away from things, people and places connect you to your addiction days.<br /></strong>If you have to avoid anything at all, it is the people, things and places that you have been connected with during your addiction days. They will invite and tempt you back into addiction. Just stay away from them. Do not worry about your friends. Do not try to improve them or recommend them to <em>rehabilitation&nbsp;</em>immediately. You will not be taken seriously. Not for a few months, for a few years. Not until you stay clean and they see you successful, happy and clean from addiction. Leave this to the seniors to guide them.</p>
<p>After a few years, you will be in a position to spread the message to other young addicts and help save their lives.</p>
<p><strong>5. Remember to take your daily inventory.<br /></strong>Take an honest inventory of your actions everyday. If you have tended to your responsibilities or done something good for someone else, appreciate yourself. If you have shirked any responsibility, make sure that you take a note to attend to it as soon as possible. If you have hurt someone, make amends and if you cannot make amends, ask God for forgiveness. Then proceed to chalk out the tasks and approximate schedules for the next day and move ahead to achieve success, happiness and a clean and sober life one step at a time, one day at a time.</p>
<p><strong>6. Do not forget the use of the Serenity Prayer every day and especially in difficult situations.<br /></strong>H.A.L.T. (Hunger, Anger, Loneliness and Tiredness) &amp; F.E.A.R. (Fear, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment). They are the invisible devils that work as triggers.Learn to recognize them. &nbsp;You can deal with Hunger, Loneliness and Tiredness by eating well, talking to your sponsor or just meditating and relaxing. But Anger, Fear, Resentment and Ego are a lot difficult to deal with. The most powerful tool at your hand in such situations is the Serenity Prayer -'God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can and the Wisdom to know the Difference'.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Close your eyes, take abut 5 deep breaths and say the serenity prayer in your mind. Your faith in God will guide you to the right decision to be taken at these difficult times.</p>tag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-01-30:/entries/47025Why is a deaddiction and rehabilitation centre the best choice to start my recovery from addiction?2015-01-22T05:13:00+05:302015-01-31T05:25:14+05:30<p>A <em>Deaddiction and Rehabilitation Centre</em> provides several advantages to start your recovery from addiction and ensure it's success. They are cited below.</p>
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<li>A&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Centre&nbsp;</em>is ideal for the first few days when a person abstains from alcohol and drugs. Typically, the person encounters withdrawal symptoms,both physical and emotional. The staff of the&nbsp;<em>deaddiction centre&nbsp;</em>is prepared with the right type of diet at regular intervals and this slowly and steadily helps combat and overcome the physical symptoms of withdrawal. Trained counselors ensure that they are by the patient's side and comfort the person emotionally by helping him/her see reason and cope with the discomfort.<em><br /></em></li>
<li><em>Rehabilitation Centres</em> ensure the availability of trained physicians. They not only help diagnose health issues which could be caused by addiction (eg., liver damage) but also take a holistic view of the patients health. This helps the patient recoup faster than he/she would have achieved (if at all) independently.</li>
<li>An addict usually is a victim to erratic schedules and suffers from sleep disorders, tiredness at working hours etc. After the withdrawal phase is over, the&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Centre&nbsp;</em> provides with a scheduled set of activities at times that are akin to those in a normal life. For example, wake-up at 7 A.M., Prayer and meditation session at 8 A.M., breakfast at 9 AM, work therapy at 10 A.M., input sessions at 11 A.M., Lunch at 1 PM followed by rest time. This enables a persn to readjust his/her body clock to those similar to those in a non-addiction lifestyle.</li>
<li>A&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Centre&nbsp;</em>provides a peer-group where addicts can share their experiences in regulated sharing sessions. This enables a person to vent his/her feelings of guilt and resentment and this helps him/her to reconcile negative thoughts and emotions and start preparing for a brighter and cleaner life ahead.</li>
<li><em>Rehabilitation Centers </em>also employ psychologists who help assess a patients psychological issues and enable him/her to address them.</li>
<li>Counselors in the&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Centers&nbsp;</em>are always by the side of the patient, sharing experiences and advice to help keep the patient in a positive frame of mind and explain the nuances, triggers and roots of addiction through regular input sessions.</li>
<li><em>Rehabilitation Centres </em>also provide family counseling. This enables &nbsp;open-hearted conversations between the family and the individual. This helps in closure of old issues and resentments and also set the expectations from the parties on the right note. This lays a firm ground for the patient to re-integrate back into family li on his/her return.</li>
<li>Once a patient is out of the&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Centre</em>, he/she faces the challenges of the world in a new way. At this point, the patent may experience &nbsp;anxiety and other negative feelings. Periodic follow-ups at the&nbsp;<em>Rehabilitation Center&nbsp;</em> allows the patient to share these challenges with the support system of the counselors and the peer &nbsp;group. This usually results in simple solutions to what may look daunting issues to the patient. The patient is also advised to stay in telephonic contact with the counselors,especially when faced with temptations or other situations outside which may serve as ta trigger for a relapse</li>
</ol>tag:dahliadrugandalcoholrehabilitationcenter.com,2015-01-30:/entries/47023What are the insecurities that a family faces when they have to decide to admit a loved one to a rehabilitation centre?2015-01-21T13:52:00+05:302015-02-01T11:30:48+05:30<p>Families are usually reluctant when faced with the decision of admitting a loved one (the addict in question) to a <em>drug rehabilitation centre</em> or an <em>alcohol rehabilitation centre</em>? Some of the insecurities faced by them are cited below.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>1. Will Rehabilitation work for their loved one or will &nbsp;it further complicate the situation?<br /></strong>The family must realize that without rehabilitation, their loved has no chance of overcoming the affliction. This affliction will keep putting the addict into worse situations in life and that he/she will degrade to the point of no return and may land up in jail, a mental asylum, critically hospitalized or even dead &nbsp;. &nbsp;World wide statistics show that admitting the addict to a <em>rehabilitation centre</em> increases the chances of the addict getting rid of his/her addiction up to 50%.</p>
<p>Therefore, the family should realize that if they ant to save their loved one admitting the addict to a <em>rehabilitation centre</em> is the rightest possible decision thy can make.</p>
<p><strong>2. What about the expenses required for&nbsp;rehabilitation? &nbsp;Will it turn out to be costly?&nbsp;<br /></strong>Although the rehabilitation will require expenses, the family needs to compare these expenses to what they will eventually face as the addicts affliction grows. The addict usually will turn to cheating and stealing not only from others, but the family also. This will eventually lead to huge, disastrous financial losses. Apart from the direct financial losses the family faces other dangers like social effects and even domestic violence and legal and hospitalization issues.<strong><br /></strong></p>
<p>Therefore, it is far better to bear up with the cost of&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation</em> than risk such situations.</p>
<p><strong>3. Will the loved one hold resentment against them for admitting him/her to a&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation centre</em>?<br /></strong>It is true that the addict will hold some resentment in the initial stages. He/she will feel entrapped and cheated because he/she would either underestimate the damage that is being caused or is under the impression that he/she will be able to stop/control addiction without help from a <em>deaddiction and&nbsp;</em><em>rehabilitation</em> <em>centre</em><strong>.&nbsp;</strong>But, that is a fallacy and the patient only thinks so because initially he/she is in a denial mode.</p>
<p>However, with time and help from the counselors and family meetings at the&nbsp;<em>rehabilitation</em>&nbsp;<em>centre</em>, these issues will be sorted out and the patient will eventually feel happy and grateful that his/her family took the right decision for the better.</p>
<p><strong>4. How would the family deal with the emotional outburst when in the process of admitting the patient to a&nbsp;<em>deaddiction and rehabilitation&nbsp;centre</em>?<br /></strong>The family has to understand that an addict usually resorts to outbursts when denied something. That is the way an addict finds to emotionally blackmail into having his/her own way. It is important for the family to be organized and emotionally strong during the process of admission to a&nbsp;<em>deaddiction and rehabilitation center</em>.</p>
<p><strong>5. How will they manage without the presence of the person concerned? How will the patient in turn manage without the family?<br /></strong>Time is a great healer. With time, the family will realize that they are in a better situation to deal with day to day issues and other important matters of greater urgency without having to deal with everyday quarrels, em-puzzlement, anger and embarrassment that they faced when the patient was at home and in active addiction.</p>
<p>The patient on the other hand, will form a peer group to share his/her feelings at the&nbsp;<em>deaddiction and rehabilitation centre</em>. With their help and the guidance of the counselors, the patient will develop survival skills for living independently without resorting to drugs or alcohol and also function as an independent individual and take care of himself/herself.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Also, remember that the family is in constant touch either through the counselors or the telephone &nbsp;or visits. So really, there is nothing to worry at this end.</p>
<p><strong>6. How long will the rehabilitation process take?<br /></strong>The drug or alcohol <em>deaddiction and rehabilitation</em> process typically takes up from 3 to 6 months. But this period is variable. A patient may recover sooner if the patient is open-minded and willing and the family is supportive. In extreme cases, the period may take much longer... possibly a year or a more.</p>
<p><strong>7. What about the social&nbsp;embarrassment&nbsp;when&nbsp;</strong><strong>neighbors, colleagues and relatives know that you dear one has been admitted to a <em>rehabilitation centre</em>?<br /></strong>Usually the society at large is already aware of the problems caused by the addict long before the family takes a decision to admit a dear one to a&nbsp;<em>deaddiction and rehabilitation centre</em>. Its just that they do not openly suggest the same to the family in order not to hurt their sentiments. The family is usually surprised at the help and support offered by the society because they to wish that the addict gets the necessary help to fight the addictive behavioral pattern. They will also be pleasantly surprised at the warm welcome that these people will give to the person in question once the rehabilitation process is complete. Over time, these will be forgotten and forgiven issues of the past.</p>
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